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July 19, 2015: The New York @Mets and St. Louis @Cardinals played to a scoreless tie through the first 12 innings before the Mets finally pulled it out in 18 innings. The two teams combined to go 1-for-34 with runners in scoring position (the Mets: 1-for-26 and the Cardinals: 0-for-8). Pete Kozma went 0-for-6, and Lucas Duda went 0-for-7, the only two starters to go hitless in the game. More here: metsrewind.substack.com/p/mets-cardina…

July 19, 2021: The @Mets beat the Reds 15-11 in a 11-inning slugfest. Six @Mets homer in the game: Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto, Dominic Smith, James McCann, and Kevin Pillar. #LGM #MetsRewind

July 19, 2025: David Wright's No. 5 is retired, entering the @Mets HOF. It now hangs in the rafters at Citi Field. #LGM #MetsRewind

July 19, 1986: Rick Aguilera, Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda, and Tim Teufel were arrested in Houston after an altercation with off-duty police officers working as security at a nightclub. Darling was initially charged with aggravated assault on a police officer. However, in January 1987, the charges were significantly reduced, and he and Teufel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. They were each placed on a year of probation and fined $200.

@MetsRewind Social Media Card of the Day: Josh Thole. #LGM📷#MetsRewind

"I'd trade my past for his future." - Sandy Koufax on Dwight Gooden (1985) #LGM

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July 19, 1980: Roy Lee Jackson retires last 19 batters he faces in @Mets 13-3 rout of @Reds at Riverfront Stadium. Listen to our exclusive podcast with the former Mets pitcher: metsrewind.substack.com/p/podcast-roy-… #LGM

July 18, 2006: Carlos Beltrán becomes the 23rd player in @MLB history to hit a grand slam in back-to-back games. #LGM

July 18, 2008: Billy Joel plays the last concert at Shea Stadium. He is joined on stage by Paul McCartney who played at Shea as a member of The Beatles in 1965. #LGM  #MetsRewind

@SuperSounds70s Ouch!

@metsrewind He also liked 8-balls

“The first time I saw Gooden he just starts popping the mitt with 95 MPH fastballs. Then he threw some curveballs, hitting the glove wherever it’s positioned ... At 17, Gooden was showing us all what he could do. In a word, he was special.” - Davey Johnson #LGM  #MetsRewind

“David Arthur Kingman is an unquestionable slugging talent with a puzzling psyche marked 'fragile' and sure to be handled with care. The past is his bane." - Columnist Brian Hewitt (Baseball Digest, July 1978) #MetsRewind

July 17, 1979: In the All-Star Game, @Mets outfielder Lee Mazzilli homers to tie the game in the 8th inning and walks in the 9th to bring in the eventual winning run in the NL 7-6 win. #LGM #MetsRewind

July 17, 1996: Todd Hundley homers off Terry Mullholland, Bobby Jones/Dave Mlicki combine to allow just two runs and Butch Huskey delivers a SF in the bottom of the 9th in a 3-2 @Mets win over the @Phillies at Shea 🏟 #LGM  #MetsRewind #MetsHistory

July 17, 1986: Trailing 1-0 going to the 7th inning at the Houston Astrodome, the @Mets score seven runs in the 7th, three runs in the 8th and three runs in the 9th inning to overwhelm Nolan Ryan and the @Astros, 13-2. #LGM #MetsRewind

July 17, 1995: Jason Isringhausen made his major league debut pitching seven innings, allowing two earned runs and two hits in the @Mets 7-2 win over the @Cubs. #LGM  #Mets

Just received the news that Ron Hunt, an iconic figure in @Mets history, has passed away. Hunt played four seasons in New York (1963-1966) and holds the distinction of being the first @Mets player to start an All-Star game in franchise history. #LGM

The #Mets' bats go boom! A look back at a record-setting, scorecard-wrecking performance at Wrigley Field. #lgm, #cubs, #wrigleyfield, #BaseballFans @Mets @metsrewind @AmazinAvenue paperboyarchive.com/2026/07/a-wrig…